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Rarer cheeses according to their origin, be surprised!

Have you ever heard the word "turofilia"? It means love for cheese - it comes from the Greek "tyros" (cheese) and "philos" (lover) - and it is precisely that passion that is celebrated on March 27: World Cheese Day. In the world there are more than 2.000 different varieties of this dairy derivative, each one more curious than the last. And not because of their shape or the way they are made, but also; but for his the origin. It is known that the vast majority of cheeses are produced from cow, sheep and goat milk but ... did you know that there are also camel, donkey and even moose milk? Let's discover the rarer cheeses according to their origin!

Pulé cheese and elk cheese, luxurious dairy products

We will start by talking about a cheese made from milk of donkey that, incidentally, it is the most expensive cheese on the market -with an approximate price of about 1.260 euros per kilo-. It is called Pulé and to find it you have to go to Serbia, since it is made in the natural reserve of Zasavica -North of Belgrade-.

What makes this food so lujoso And weird? Precisely the origin of the milk: it comes from a very special autochthonous breed of storms from the Balkans. To give you an idea, a liter of this milk costs about 40 euros, and to make a kilo of Pulé cheese you need 25 liters; hence that so exclusive cost.

To continue in the line, it is also worth mentioning the moose cheese. Yes, as you read it: moose. Its origin is in the Moose House farm, in northern Sweden. Like Pulé, this dairy has that geographic exclusivity, which makes it an even more exclusive product and, therefore, prohibitive - it costs about $ 1.100 per kilo. If you add to that that these animals can only be milked between the months of May to September and that each female requires a process of approximately two hours to extract the milk, their value increases even more.

Mauritanian cheese or camel cheese

It may sound a bit new, but the truth is that it is not; camel milk is also used to make cheese. The nomadic peoples of Mauritania They have been milking the females of this animal for years, but the production of this cheese is complex, which prevented it from spreading for a long time. In appearance similar to Camembert and in the mouth a salty taste reminiscent of goat, this cheese contains lots of vitamins and little cholesterol

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Camel cheese, among the rarest cheeses | Source: verema.com

The main architect of the worldwide recognition of camel cheese is Nancy Jones Abeiderrahmane. In fact, it not only introduced a change in the way of perceiving livestock farming in Mauritania, but it also improved the quality of life of the country's inhabitants. How? Well, thanks to the dairy that opened in 1989 in which the camel milk which later turns into cheese. He got rural areas to receive stable incomes. Thus, the Mauritanian cheese It is not only a curious food, but it also hides behind an emotional and survival story.

Among the rarest cheeses, mare cheeses, an equine delicacy

After the cheeses we have seen before, you will not be surprised to know that there is also the cheese with mare's milk. Mare's cheese is said to be a highly valued product in Mongolia, but the truth is that it is not necessary to go that far to try this rara avis. Just go to Majorca, where Llorenç Payarés makes it after having spent five years in constant research to find the perfect texture and flavor. The fact that the mare only gives one liter of milk a day - 25 liters are needed to produce one kilo of cheese - and that the milking is done manually, makes commercialization unfeasible of this Mallorcan food. But that does not mean that it cannot be tasted: in the restaurant castro maca, on the Balearic island, you can try the pumpkin spaghetti carbonara with mare cheese

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Maca de Castro dish made with mare's cheese | Source: macadecastro.com

You have already seen that the world of cheese is a world of infinite shapes, textures, flavors and origins; and those mentioned above as the rarer cheeses according to their origin they are the clear example of it. Did you know them? Which one would you like to taste?

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